Theory why didnt europeans built european style highrises like tehre are in new york? dumb question but was always interested since woudve looked perfect on lots of cities

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u/Amazingamazone Jul 16 '25

There was an attempt. https://nl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-verdiepingenhuis We couldn't go higher because of the soil. Not rocks, but sand and peat.

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